Authors After Dark, Rain Storms, and Vampire Panels

on August 16, 2013

MaryJanice Davidson and RAZHowdy!  It’s storming like crazy here in Savannah, which is perfect for the vampire ball tonight!  So far, this has been a wonderful conference.  The vampire and witch panels were a lot of fun, and the ‘tying up loose ends’ with Kate Douglas was hilarious.  Kate is always funny.  Here’s a picture with MaryJanice Davidson from our vampire panel.  Yeah, I had a bit of a fan girl moment there. 🙂

AKendall and Lynn few of us managed to get away from the conference hotel last night for dinner, and here’s a picture of Lynn Rush/Reese Monroe and Kendall Grey at dinner.  We were heading back for the Bookie Awards and got caught in a deluge—I ended up soaking wet and with crazy hair.  I mean, crazy, crazy, Sue from GraveTellshair.  Sue Brown from GraveTells stopped on the way (Sue’s the smart one) and bought an umbrella.  I was running too fast to snap her picture, but here’s a pic of Sue with a Caribbean Marg.  Looks good, right?

Hey – guess what?  TWISTED won a bookie award for best novella/short story.  I gave a quick thank you speech and have no clue what I said.  I wasn’t expecting to win and Twisted Bookie Awardhadn’t prepared…plus I was a little nervous being in front of all those people at a podium.  It’s a lot easier to be on a panel.

AAD-day 1Other than that, I’ve hung out with the magnificent Justine from Kensington, and we truly enjoyed the grilled cheese sandwich from Blue, here in the hotel.  Also, here’s a quick picture of opening day…see what was on the table.  🙂

 

 

 

My Butt is Dangerous

on August 14, 2013

vampire_lrgI have to say, Savannah is a beautiful city.  The part we’re in is very old south with the architecture and squares.  The journey here was fairly uneventful except…the TSA scanner at the airport flagged my ass as a possibly dangerous weapon.  Yeah.  Who knew.  So the TSA agent had to feel my butt (and to her credit, she was very nice and offered me a private room), but I told her to go for it.  Plus, there was a group of male twenty-somethings watching her pat my butt with great interest, so I figured, what the heck.  Did you know that if they have to check an intimate part of your body, they also have to check your hands for explosives?  They do.  I haven’t figured out the correlation, but oh well.

Savannah view.jpgThe drive through Savannah to the Marriott was lovely, and I’m excited to explore the city if we get a chance.  My suite is very nice, and here’s the view from the floor to ceiling windows.  It’s very peaceful, and I’m hoping to get some writing done.  I have to get some writing done, actually.

I’ve had meetings today, and the festivities kick off tonight.  Here’s a quick rundown of where I’ll be for sure, just in case you’re at the AAD convention in Atlanta.  (If you are, find me and ask for a Dark Protector ribbon for your badge).  I’ll be attending other panels and get togethers other than the ones listed below, but these are for sure.  Drop by! 🙂

The rest of Wednesday:

  • 6:00 Atrium – Rednecks and Romance Event
  • 7:00 – Kick off ceremonies
  • 9:00 – Blind date book party in Oglethorpe room

Thursday:

  • 11:00 panel in Forsyth room – Tying up Loose Ends
  • 12:00 – Big luncheon hosted by SA Price in Ballroom
  • 1:00 panel in Chatham room – Cross-genre paranormals
  • 2:00  panel in Oglethorpe – Vampires
  • 7:00 – Bookie awards in Ballroom

Friday:

  • 10:00 – Witches panel in Johnson room
  • 5:00 – BDSM Bingo in Ballroom C
  • 8:00 –  Vampire Dinner and Ball

Saturday:

  • 2:00 Booksigning
  • 4:00 Samhain Ice-cream party
  • 8:00 Elementals Dinner